Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Lymantriidae
Genus: Orgyia
Species: leucostigma
Profile:1 positive
No neutrals
2 negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Jacksonville, Florida
Webster, Florida
Georgetown, Kentucky
Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland
North Laurel, Maryland
Belleville, Michigan
Marietta, Mississippi
Glouster, Ohio
Kratzerville, Pennsylvania
Beaumont, Texas
Pecan Grove, Texas
Leesburg, Virginia
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Negative | DiOhio | On Feb 3, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:Host Plants: Larva feeds on over 140 known hosts, including alder, apple, balsam, fir, birches, larch and sumac.
>>>>It's sometimes a pest on Christmas tree plantations northward. |
| Negative | vossner | On May 13, 2010, vossner from Richmond, TX
(Zone 9a) wrote:Found it munching on my young apple tree. |
| Positive | ViburnumValley | On Jul 17, 2010, ViburnumValley from Scott County, KY
(Zone 5b) wrote:Found it dining on my Weeping Larch, but also found it being parasitized by beneficial wasps.
Let the cycle continue... |
| | By Floridian
 By DiOhio
 By LadyAshleyR
 By LadyAshleyR
 By EROCTUSE2
 By EROCTUSE2
 By antsinmypants
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